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What's one thing Gubser Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000791
Gubser Elementary School
6610 14th Ave NE, Keizer, OR 97303 · (503) 399-3275 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
372 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gubser Elementary School
Gubser Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gubser Elementary School this school | 423 | 87.9% | 28.4% |
| Fairfield Elementary School Eugene | 381 | 87.4% | 30.8% |
| Cummings Elementary School Keizer | 397 | 88.9% | 18.1% |
| Kennedy Elementary School Medford | 393 | 87.0% | 27.0% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School Medford | 398 | 87.4% | 22.1% |
| Grandhaven Elementary School McMinnville | 446 | 84.3% | 39.7% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gubser Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #390 of 591 | #23 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #407 of 646 ▲ 36 | #24 of 62 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #419 of 646 ▼ 55 | #27 of 62 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #165 of 710 | #20 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #577 of 587 | #52 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #135 of 587 | #10 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #187 of 645 | #32 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #100 of 493 | #6 of 47 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
423
-49 (-10%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 423 | 18.6 | 22.7:1 | 88% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 17.4 | 23.5:1 | 66% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 20.1 | 21.2:1 | 88% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 20 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 49% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 50% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 22 | 22.3:1 | 47% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 23 | 20.0:1 | 20% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 21 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gubser Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (589 to 423); teachers down 23% (24 to 18.6).
About Gubser Elementary School
Gubser Elementary School is a public elementary school in Keizer, Oregon. A federal count lists 423 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Oregon is about 321, so this school runs 32% larger than that.
Gubser Elementary School is a school in Salem-Keizer SD 24J. The district has 65 schools and 37,776 students.
By race and ethnicity, Gubser Elementary School is 51% White. The rest of enrollment is 35% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Marion County's population at about 66%. Gubser Elementary School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 22.7:1 comes from the school's 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 88% in 2024-25.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Gubser Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.4% actual, 28.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
Federal survey data for Marion County show that median household income is about $77,351, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Gubser Elementary School is among the 111 public schools in Marion County.
The closest other public school is Whiteaker Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Gubser Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Gubser Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 472 to 423.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Keizer
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Claggett Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Whiteaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Keizer Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Cummings Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Whiteaker Middle School0.5 mi · 654
- Clear Lake Elementary School0.9 mi · 317
- Kennedy Elementary School1.3 mi · 358
- Forest Ridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 226
- Optimum Learning Environment Charter School1.3 mi · 129
- McNary High School1.4 mi · 1,995
Frequently asked questions
About Gubser Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gubser Elementary School?
Gubser Elementary School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gubser Elementary School serve?
Gubser Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gubser Elementary School?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at Gubser Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Gubser Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gubser Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Gubser Elementary School in?
Gubser Elementary School is part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
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